Jul 11, 2008 | OneCare, security
If you are using Windows Live OneCare, it will be automatically upgraded to version 2.5 in the next few days. You don’t need to do anything. The new version does not change anything you will notice – it fixes a few problems, speeds things up a bit, and set...
Jul 8, 2008 | Microsoft, Office, OneCare, software
On July 15, Microsoft will begin selling a product that many of you should consider for your next computer. Microsoft Equipt includes Office 2007 Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare, and some Windows Live programs and services (Office Live Workspace for online...
May 19, 2008 | computers, Internet, OneCare, security, Vista, WinXP
The best security software will not protect you if you click “OK” and install something from a web site. Adware/spyware was at epidemic levels until a couple of years ago when Microsoft released Windows Defender and the antivirus vendors reluctantly...
Apr 23, 2008 | computers, mail, Microsoft, Office, OneCare, photos, security, software, Vista, web_services
Microsoft is working on a package of software and online services that might be exactly right for students and home computer users. Although Vista includes important features out of the box, it does not include Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, and Powerpoint....
Apr 14, 2008 | Apple, computers, Internet, Microsoft, OneCare, security, spam
Many of you practice safe computing – you install security updates from Microsoft and other vendors, you run antivirus and adware/spyware programs and keep them current, your email program has a spam filter and blocks .EXE and other potentially dangerous...
Mar 5, 2008 | OneCare, security
WIndows Live OneCare is actually a subscription, renewed annually. Many of you are coming up on your one-year anniversary. The date is displayed in the lower left corner of the OneCare window; you’ll get an e-mail reminder about a month before the expiration. If...
